Character
| HSK | 5 |
|---|---|
| FREQUENCY | 742nd character |
| RADICAL | ⼿ (64.6) |
| STROKES | 9 |
| INDEX # | 1396 |
| TRADITIONAL | 揮 |
direct; wipe away; squander
HSK 5
#742
DEFINITIONS
- direct
- wipe away
- squander
- to wave
- to brandish
- to command
- to conduct
- to scatter
- to disperse
STROKES
WORDS
| 指挥 zhǐ huī | to conduct; to command; to direct; conductor (of an orchestra); CL:個|个[ge4] |
| 发挥 fā huī | to display; to exhibit; to bring out implicit or innate qualities; to express (a thought or moral); to develop (an idea); to elaborate (on a theme) |
| 挥霍 huī huò | to squander money; extravagant; prodigal; free and easy; agile |
| 指挥官 zhǐ huī guān | commander |
| 挥手 huī shǒu | to wave (one's hand) |
| 挥舞 huī wǔ | to brandish; to wave sth |
| 挥动 huī dòng | to wave sth; to brandish |
| 挥洒 huī sǎ | to sprinkle; to shed (tears, blood etc); fig. free, unconstrained; to write in a free style |
| 指挥家 zhǐ huī jiā | conductor (music) |
| 挥发 huī fā | volatile; volatility |
| 挥发性 huī fā xìng | volatility |
| 指挥棒 zhǐ huī bàng | baton |
| 挥泪 huī lèi | to shed tears; to be all in tears |
| 挥金如土 huī jīn rú tǔ | lit. to squander money like dirt (idiom); fig. to spend money like water; extravagant |
| 挥汗如雨 huī hàn rú yǔ | to drip with sweat; sweat poured off (him) |
| 借题发挥 jiè tí fā huī | to use the current topic to put over one's own ideas; to use sth as a pretext to make a fuss |
| 挥师 huī shī | in command of the army |
| 挥戈 huī gē | to brandish a spear |
| 挥毫 huī háo | to write or draw with a brush; to put pen to paper; to write |
| 一挥而就 yī huī ér jiù | to finish (a letter, a painting) at a stroke |
| 即兴发挥 jí xìng fā huī | improvisation |
| 呼之即来，挥之即去 hū zhī jí lái ， huī zhī jí qù | to come when called (idiom); ready and compliant; always at sb's beck and call |
| 执行指挥官 zhí xíng zhǐ huī guān | executing commander |
| 弹指一挥间 tán zhǐ yī huī jiān | in a flash (idiom) |
| 抗震救灾指挥部 kàng zhèn jiù zāi zhǐ huī bù | earthquake relief headquarter |
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